Antique Shop Goodie

[amecks]

Noticed a small antique shop in the city and stopped in. In a bucket of odds and ends I found a puller. The seller asked $4 for it. Didn't realize what it was til I got home. Snap-On A78! Something that will come in handy at work.
It is missing two puller legs (one set for bearings and one set for bushings). I think the two pieces here are different - one bearing and one bushing).

[Bill Houghton]

Yeah, those are neat tools.  Never owned one; I've wished I did once or twice.

I owned a BMW motorcycle, on which the swing arm for the rear axle ran in tapered roller bearings in blind holes.  I had to replace them, and was shown a neat trick: heat up the outer race with a torch to red hot, then let it cool.  As it contracts, it gets loose.  Very effective, but a little scary.  This tool would have been better.

[john k]

This puller is great for pulling out the pilot bushing, from the end of the crankshaft.   Did it on most clutch jobs.   If it was loose, could cause the transmission to slip out of gear due to wobble.  Also had to do it the hard way a few times.

[amecks]

Bill, I learned to remove outer races in a tractor shop. We would make a short weld, maybe 1/2" on either side, let it cool and they will come right out. Not as scary as using a torch but welding makes sparks which may be undesirable. When working on tractors there's a lot of things you can do that you can''t do on cars or motorcycles - like climbing on the hood to pull off an old muffler!

[amecks]

Cleaned it up on the wire wheel. I was surprised that the center hub and two pins are plated. Now that they are clean I can see the two jaws match. Are these the large jaws or the small jaws?
Al.